Week 8, 2000

played in Dallas, TX

50 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	17	14	0	0	-	31
Dallas Cowboys	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 22 field goal
1Q: 05:26 NOS - John Davis 9 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
1Q: 02:49 NOS - Karl Williams 18 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 07:10 NOS - Kevin Alexander 10 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 02:48 NOS - John Davis 2 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 02:55 DAL - Matt Stover 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 NOS - Mike Vanderjagt 22 field goal
1Q: 05:26 NOS - John Davis 9 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
1Q: 02:49 NOS - Karl Williams 18 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 07:10 NOS - Kevin Alexander 10 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 02:48 NOS - John Davis 2 pass from Matt Hassebeck (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
4Q: 02:55 DAL - Matt Stover 49 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 4-3 1-7
First Downs 24 9
- by Rushing 7 1
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 403 225
- Offensive Plays 68 56
- Yards per Play 5.93 4.02
Net Rushing Yards 140 45
- Rushing Attempts 33 17
- Yards per Rush 4.24 2.65
Net Passing Yards 263 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 0 36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 278 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 7.51 4.62
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/26 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/19 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/98
Interception Ret./Yards 1/14 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 37:08 22:52

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	4-3	1-7
First Downs	24	9
- by Rushing	7	1
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	403	225
- Offensive Plays	68	56
- Yards per Play	5.93	4.02
Net Rushing Yards	140	45
- Rushing Attempts	33	17
- Yards per Rush	4.24	2.65
Net Passing Yards	263	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 0	36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	278	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	7.51	4.62
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/26	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/19	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/98
Interception Ret./Yards	1/14	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	37:08	22:52

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:24	OWN 20	10	75	Field Goal
1	7:59	2:42	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
1	4:36	1:55	OPP 34	5	34	Touchdown
2	14:53	2:47	OWN 14	5	24	Punt
2	10:23	3:20	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	5:14	2:36	OWN 19	7	81	Touchdown
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:51	1:29	OPP 33	3	-3	Punt
3	8:08	3:47	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
3	3:25	3:40	OWN 14	8	24	Punt
4	10:45	2:01	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	7:22	2:25	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
4	2:48	1:44	OWN 20	4	-8	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:36	1:37	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
1	5:17	0:41	OWN 43	2	0	Interception
1	2:41	2:48	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	12:06	1:43	OWN 4	4	20	Punt
2	7:03	1:49	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
2	2:38	2:10	OWN 22	4	34	Punt
3	15:00	1:09	OWN 26	2	7	Fumble
3	12:22	4:14	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
3	4:21	0:56	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:45	4:00	OWN 26	9	51	Fumble
4	8:44	1:22	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
4	4:57	2:09	50	6	18	Field Goal
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 35	3	9	Game

Game MVP: Matt Hassebeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.J. Johnson	21	36	1.71	10	1
Richard Huntley	11	105	9.55	37	3
Matt Hassebeck	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Larry Long	8	9	1.13	6
Napoleon Kaufman	6	23	3.83	6
Tom Brady	3	13	4.33	7

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Hassebeck	33	24	278	2/15	4	42	0	137.4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	36	21	198	3/18	0	33	1	62.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Graham	4	6	73	18.25	16	42	0
RB Richard Huntley	4	4	29	7.25	31	25	0
WR Karl Williams	4	4	46	11.50	30	18	1
TE Marcus Pollard	3	4	23	7.67	2	10	0
WR Kevin Alexander	3	4	35	11.67	1	13	1
TE John Davis	2	4	11	5.50	0	9	2
WR Eli Reid	2	3	40	20.00	7	23	0
WR Sebastian Fannin	2	3	21	10.50	7	12	0
TE Bradford Banta	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charles Davenport	9	14	96	10.67	47	33
WR Chris Cornell	3	4	20	6.67	8	18
WR Justin Armour	3	3	23	7.67	1	14
WR Keenan McCardell	2	6	35	17.50	17	27
FB Donnie McQuilken	2	3	0	0.00	2	0
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	2	13	13.00	2	13
WR Ike Hilliard	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
TE Keith Jennings	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Rickey Dudley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kelly Herndon	1	14	14.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
J.J. Johnson	1	0	0
Lamar King	0	1	1
Robert Harris	0	1	0
Karl Williams	0	1	0
William Carr	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Force
Larry Long	1	0
Tom Brady	1	0
Cornell Brown	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	7	315	45.0	37.6	58	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Araguz	8	381	47.6	40.3	59	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	4/4

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Williams	4	19	4.8	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Terrell	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Terrell	2	44	22.0	0
Chris Cornell	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Buddy Love	10	2	0.0	17	39
S Bubba McDowell	5	1	0.0	12	32
DT Walt Murphy	5	0	0.0	9	13
S Donovin Darius	3	2	0.0	13	21
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	3	0	0.0	10	35
DT William Carr	2	2	0.5	11	35
ILB Brian Simmons	2	5	0.0	8	27
CB Bobby Taylor	2	2	0.0	12	36
OLB Jessie Armstead	2	0	0.0	9	12
CB Antoine Winfield	2	0	0.0	16	38
DE Robert Harris	1	0	1.0	11	23
DT Darrell Russell	1	0	1.0	7	27
DE Lamar King	1	0	0.5	9	27
CB Kelly Herndon	1	1	0.0	16	38
ILB Dhani Jones	1	0	0.0	5	3

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	5	1	0.0	27	33
S Pat Terrell	5	0	0.0	22	28
ILB Nate Thornton	5	0	0.0	15	25
S Eric Brown	4	3	0.0	27	30
CB Otis Smith	4	2	0.0	25	31
OLB Eddie Robinson	4	1	0.0	16	21
CB Fred Foggie	4	1	0.0	24	23
DE Steve Lattimer	3	1	0.5	12	17
OLB Nate Wayne	3	3	0.0	17	14
ILB Paris Lenon	3	0	0.0	10	11
DE Leonard Little	2	0	1.0	21	27
OLB June Buenning	2	2	0.5	12	21
OLB Howard Dinkins	2	1	0.0	18	10
ILB Mark Simoneau	2	1	0.0	14	6
DT Jason Wiltz	2	0	0.0	23	16
DT Noland Rosenbach	1	1	0.0	21	18
CB Butler By'not'e	1	0	0.0	18	15
TE Rickey Dudley	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Cornell Brown	1	0	0.0	19	12
DT Lional Dalton	1	0	0.0	10	19
DE Kenny Holmes	0	2	0.0	12	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Harris	1.0	0	1	0	23
DT Darrell Russell	1.0	0	0	0	27
DT William Carr	0.5	0	2	1	35
DE Lamar King	0.5	0	1	0	27
DE Gary Ferguson	0.0	1	0	0	12

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leonard Little	1.0	0	1	0	27
OLB June Buenning	0.5	0	1	0	21
DE Steve Lattimer	0.5	0	0	0	17
OLB Cornell Brown	0.0	1	0	0	12
DT Jason Wiltz	0.0	0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Buddy Love	7	2	0	39
S Bubba McDowell	4	0	0	32
ILB Brett Wallerstedt	2	2	0	35
CB Antoine Winfield	2	1	0	38
CB Kelly Herndon	1	0	1	38
DT Walt Murphy	1	0	0	13
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0	36
DT William Carr	1	0	0	35
ILB Brian Simmons	1	0	0	27
S Donovin Darius	1	0	0	21

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	4	0	33
CB Otis Smith	3	2	31
S Pat Terrell	3	0	28
S Eric Brown	3	0	30
OLB Eddie Robinson	2	0	21
CB Fred Foggie	2	0	23
ILB Nate Thornton	2	0	25
OLB Howard Dinkins	1	0	10
CB Butler By'not'e	1	0	15
DT Lional Dalton	1	0	19
OLB Nate Wayne	1	0	14
ILB Paris Lenon	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rod Shoate	3	4	29	0	32
Damion McIntosh	2	7	25	0	27
Zack Freeman	2	4	22	0	28
Joe Wong	1	6	17	1	9
Ike Davis	1	2	31	0	33
Marcus Pollard	1	2	19	0	10
Larry Heck	0	4	21	1	31
Darian Rose	0	2	11	0	7
Ruben Brown	0	1	9	0	8

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mo Elewonibi	1	4	16	0	35
Kevin Dogins	1	2	13	1	33
Clarence Tate	1	1	16	0	25
Jorge Diaz	0	3	15	1	37
Keith Sims	0	2	8	0	26
Donnie McQuilken	0	2	4	0	24
Rickey Dudley	0	1	8	0	12
Patrick Salonen	0	0	13	1	36

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Sebastian Fannin	3	10
J.J. Johnson	2	16

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Fred Foggie	1	30
Larry Long	1	24
Howard Dinkins	1	16
Donnie McQuilken	1	13

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bobby Taylor	---	---	12	36	31	79
Ike Davis	31	33	---	---	6	70
Matt Hassebeck	33	35	---	---	---	68
Antoine Winfield	---	---	16	38	11	65
Rod Shoate	29	32	---	---	---	61
Kelly Herndon	---	---	16	38	7	61
Larry Heck	21	31	---	---	8	60
Buddy Love	---	---	17	39	3	59
Zack Freeman	22	28	---	---	2	52
Brian Simmons	---	---	8	27	17	52
Damion McIntosh	25	27	---	---	---	52
J.J. Johnson	22	13	---	---	16	51
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	10	35	3	48
Marcus Pollard	19	10	---	---	19	48
William Carr	---	---	11	35	1	47
Graham Somerville	14	18	---	---	15	47
Bubba McDowell	---	---	12	32	1	45
Bradford Banta	17	12	---	---	15	44
Karl Williams	13	20	---	---	11	44
John Davis	16	18	---	---	9	43
Lamar King	---	---	9	27	6	42
Eli Reid	11	13	---	---	17	41
Jeff Graham	16	24	---	---	---	40
Darrell Russell	---	---	7	27	1	35
Donovin Darius	---	---	13	21	1	35
Robert Harris	---	---	11	23	---	34
Kevin Alexander	11	16	---	---	7	34
Sebastian Fannin	15	9	---	---	10	34
Joe Wong	17	9	---	---	8	34
Richard Huntley	11	22	---	---	---	33
Walt Murphy	---	---	9	13	4	26
Ruben Brown	9	8	---	---	8	25
Jessie Armstead	---	---	9	12	---	21
Gary Ferguson	---	---	8	12	---	20
William Munny	---	---	6	6	7	19
Darian Rose	11	7	---	---	---	18
Gerald Dixon	---	---	3	2	8	13
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dexter Coakley	---	---	5	3	---	8
Dhani Jones	---	---	5	3	---	8
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Vanderjagt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Danny Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	1	1
Paul Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Abraham Marschalk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fred Foggie	---	---	24	23	30	77
Pat Terrell	---	---	22	28	16	66
Larry Long	10	30	---	---	24	64
Donnie Abraham	---	---	27	33	2	62
Jorge Diaz	15	37	---	---	9	61
Mo Elewonibi	16	35	---	---	9	60
Eric Brown	---	---	27	30	1	58
Otis Smith	---	---	25	31	1	57
Tom Brady	17	39	---	---	---	56
Kevin Dogins	13	33	---	---	5	51
Leonard Little	---	---	21	27	3	51
Charles Davenport	10	30	---	---	10	50
Patrick Salonen	13	36	---	---	---	49
Keith Jennings	9	22	---	---	16	47
Clarence Tate	16	25	---	---	4	45
Howard Dinkins	---	---	18	10	16	44
Chris Cornell	8	23	---	---	13	44
Nate Wayne	---	---	17	14	13	44
Keith Sims	8	26	---	---	9	43
Nate Thornton	---	---	15	25	1	41
Donnie McQuilken	4	24	---	---	13	41
Butler By'not'e	---	---	18	15	8	41
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	21	18	1	40
Eddie Robinson	---	---	16	21	2	39
Jason Wiltz	---	---	23	16	---	39
Cornell Brown	---	---	19	12	7	38
Lional Dalton	---	---	10	19	7	36
Steve Lattimer	---	---	12	17	5	34
June Buenning	---	---	12	21	1	34
Ray Zellars	7	9	---	---	12	28
Paris Lenon	---	---	10	11	7	28
Keenan McCardell	11	12	---	---	---	23
Ike Hilliard	8	15	---	---	---	23
Kenny Holmes	---	---	12	8	1	21
Rickey Dudley	8	12	---	---	---	20
Mark Simoneau	---	---	14	6	---	20
Napoleon Kaufman	7	9	---	---	---	16
Justin Armour	3	9	---	---	---	12
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Leo Araguz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mark Stepnoski	4	3	---	---	---	7
Tai Streets	0	0	---	---	7	7
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ryan Leaf	0	0	---	---	1	1
Leif Larsen	---	---	0	0	1	1
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	44	4.0
Middle	13	46	3.5
Right	8	51	6.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	13	27	2.1
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Hassebeck	33	24	3	3	1	2	2	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	36	21	2	2	2	5	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	60	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	86	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	90	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	42	42.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	35	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	100	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	63	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	6	4	0	73	1	24
TE John Davis	4	2	0	11	0	18
TE Marcus Pollard	4	3	0	23	0	10
WR Kevin Alexander	4	3	0	35	0	16
RB Richard Huntley	4	4	0	29	1	22
WR Karl Williams	4	4	0	46	0	20
WR Eli Reid	3	2	0	40	1	13
WR Sebastian Fannin	3	2	0	21	0	9
TE Bradford Banta	1	0	1	0	0	12

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Davenport	14	9	2	96	1	30
WR Keenan McCardell	6	2	0	35	1	12
WR Chris Cornell	4	3	0	20	0	23
FB Donnie McQuilken	3	2	0	0	0	24
WR Justin Armour	3	3	0	23	0	9
RB Napoleon Kaufman	2	1	0	13	0	9
WR Ike Hilliard	2	1	0	11	0	15
TE Keith Jennings	1	0	0	0	0	22
TE Rickey Dudley	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.J. Johnson	2	-3	-1.50	1.71
Richard Huntley	1	11	11.00	9.55

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Hassebeck	7	5	47	6.71	8.42

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	1	1	0	0.00	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE John Davis	3	2	11	3.67	2.75
WR Karl Williams	2	2	26	13.00	11.50
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	0	0.00	12.17
WR Kevin Alexander	1	1	10	10.00	8.75

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
J.J. Johnson	5	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Long	2	1
Tom Brady	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Hassebeck	8	6	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eli Reid	2	1	1
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	2
WR Karl Williams	2	2	1
TE Bradford Banta	1	0	0
WR Kevin Alexander	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Davenport	5	4	2
WR Keenan McCardell	2	0	0
WR Justin Armour	2	2	2
WR Chris Cornell	1	1	0
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 8,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	8,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)